Health Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil (cold pressed):

1. Thyroid-stimulating: Research shows that coconut oil contains a medium-chain

fatty acids accelerate that stimulates metabolism, gives you more energy.

2. Get candida in check: Coconut oil has a good quantity of caprylic acid in it which is well known to kill off excess candida by targeting harmful bacteria.

3. Lowers cholesterol: It is rich in lauric acid which protects your heart by reducing total cholesterol and increasing good cholesterol.

4. Helps with weight loss: Here is an interesting fact about coconut oil; even though it is a fat, it actually helps with weight loss!  Read more here: weight loss with coconut oil. The healthy medium chain fatty acids do not circulate in the bloodstream like other fats; they are sent directly to the liver and are converted into energy. Thus the body does not store the fat in coconut oil as fat; it uses it to produce energy instead.

5. Helps keep diabetes in check: It does not produce an insulin spike in your bloodstream. Instead it helps control blood sugar by improving the secretion of insulin. Note: This is not a free pass to eat a lot of sugar and other dumb carbs 

6. Reduces heart disease: studies on people in the Pacific Islands found that their total caloric intake included thirty to sixty percent from fully saturated coconut oil. These Pacific Islanders have nearly non-existent rates of cardiovascular disease.

7. Gastrointestinal malabsorption diseases: Combining Vitamin E supplements with coconut oil through the skin proved to be a good alternative for those with gastrointestinal malabsorption diseases.

8. Supports the immune system. It is rich in lauric acid, a nutrient that supports the body’s immune system.

9. Good for the skin: When applied externally it forms a protective antibacterial layer protecting the infected body part.  Also, coconut oil speeds up the healing process of bruises by helping to repair damaged tissue.  

10. Nourishing for the brain: Studies show that it improves cognitive function, and stalls, or even reverses, neurodegenerative diseases in their early stages.

11. Ancient medicine:Coconut oil has been part of Ayurvedic medicine for 5,000 years in India.

12. Speeds Recovery:People in Panama drink a glass of coconut oil to protect themselves from illness as it is also believed to speed recovery from sickness.

Parenting is easier when shared

You say you want your partner to be an equal parent, but every time he tries you take the baby out of his hands, you criticize him and make him feel he cannot do anything right.

Well he is, how else will he feel when all of his effort is dismissed and criticized?

He’s desire to be an equal parent is admirable. However this situation requires compromise from the both of you if it’s going to work. It’s natural for some moms especially the stay at home moms to have problems letting others tend their babies, but you've got to let go a little and allow your partner to do parenting a times. And he needs to also be open to your feed backs as long as your feed backs are respectful and in the good of the baby.

What is ultimate is that you remember always that parenting is much easier when you support and not criticize one another